Doyouplayamusicalinstrument?Wouldyouliketoshareastagewithworldclassfamouscomposers?DoyoudreamofbecomingthenextLangLang?Nowisyourchancetomakeitbigintheclassicalmusicworld,thankstoavideo-sharingwebsite.IncollaborationwithorchestrassuchastheLondonSymphonyOrchestra,NewYorkPhilharmonicandseveralothers,thevideosharingsitehaslaunchedthe"YouTubeSymphonyOrchestraProject".Billedastheworld'sfi...[
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AtonepointthewaterinthecentralpartofVenicewas1.56mabovesealevel海平麵.Ithasn'tbeenthathighsince1986.Venicegetsregularflooding水災atthistimeofyearbutthiswasthefourthdeepestonrecord.Dozensofhomesandbusinesseswereinundated淹沒.Scores數十人ofpeoplehadtomoveout,thoughtherearenoreportsofseriousinjuries.Withmoppingup清整stillunderway,theauthoritiessaytheydon'tyetknowthefinalcostofrepairs修...[
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Everyweekatthistime,theVoiceofAmericatellsaboutpopularwordsandexpressionsusedintheUnitedStates.Someofthesewordsandexpressionsareold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.
Ourstorytodayisveryold.Itgoesbackaboutfive-thousandyears.Itisaboutasignthatisusedtorepresentsomewords.
Weseethissignondrugstoresandwheneverwevisitadoctortogetanorderformedicine.Italsoappearso...[
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Thisweektheworld'slowest-pricedpassengercarwaslaunchedinMumbai,India.TheNano,madebyTataMotors,isexpectedtocauseatransportationrevolutionformillionsofIndianfamilies.Thesmallfour-doorcarisaboutthreemeterslong.ItwillcostonehundredthousandIndianrupees,ortwothousanddollars.Thatisabouthalfthepriceofsimilarcarsofferedbythenearestcompetitor.TheNanoisexpectedtomakecarownershippossibleformoreofInd...[
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Thechimp黑猩猩atthecentreofthisstudy,analphamale超南,男人中的男人inhis30scalledSantino,livesatFuruvikZootothenorthofStockholm.Hiswaragainstthevisitingpublicbeganinthe1990s,whenhegotintothehabit形成了習慣ofcollectingstonesfromthemoat壕溝surroundinghisartificialisland人造小島.Santinowouldstacktheseup囤積duringthemorning,andthenwaitforvisitingtime,whenthebombardment炮擊(用石頭擊打遊人...[
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The16thcenturyEnglishKingHenryVIIIisbestknownforhisprodigiousappetiteandhabitofexecutingwiveshewasunhappywith,butaloveletterwrittenbyHenryshowsasoftersidetohischaracter.Theletter,whichhasbeenhiddenintheVaticanfornearly500years,istogoondisplayattheBritishLibraryinLondoninApril.HenrywrotetoAnneBoleyn,whowouldbecomehissecondwife,inJanuary1528,apologisingtoherforsuggestingthatshebecomehismis...[
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ZTBBCChina'sautomarket汽車市場wasthesecondlargestintheworldlastyear,behindtheUnitedStates.Thenewdata數據suggeststhoughthatinthefirstfewweeksofthisyearalotmorecarsweresoldherethaninAmerica.TheChinesebought735,000newvehicles-about78,000morethanweresoldintheUnitedStates.Analysts分析者cautionthoughthatweshouldn'tconcludethatthisisnowtheworld'slargestcarmarket.SalesarealwayshigherinChinaaheadofthe...[
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FastDancingNancy
WeplantohaveadanceonthelastSaturdayinJanuary.It'sthelastchanceforadance.WepracticeatadanceclasswithMaxandNancy.Maxdancesfast,butNancydancesbest.Wearehappyaboutthedance,butMaxissadthatSallycan'tdance.Herankleisinacast!
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TomwatchesPaul'stalldaughterplaysoftballandvolleyball.Paul'sdaughteriscalledMolly.MollystartsplayingsoftballinMarchandendsinAugus...[
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AngerwasthecommonreactionofAmericansthisweektobonusespaidatrescuedfinancialcompanies.LawmakersheldhearingsandPresidentBarackObamadenouncedtheextrapayatAmericanInternationalGroup.ThehugeinsurancecompanynearlycollapsedlastSeptember.Sincethen,ithasreceivedmorethanonehundredseventybilliondollarsingovernmentaid.Taxpayersnowownabouteightypercentofthecompany.BillionsloanedtoA.I.G.havegonet...[
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